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> In NYC and SF, most existing buildings would be illegal to build under current zoning rules. The NYC number is 40%, according to the NYT. But close enough an
by nuclearnice1 4y ago
> In NYC and SF, most existing buildings would be illegal to build under current zoning rules.
The NYC number is 40%, according to the NYT. But close enough and here are some nice maps breaking my down why those buildings couldn’t go up today.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/upshot/forty-percent-of-manhattans-buildings-could-not-be-built-today.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/upshot/forty-...